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Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable collective noun, choosing from the alternatives given below:
She brought a ________ of flowers on my birthday.

A
bouquet
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B
crowd
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bundle
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packet
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Solution

The correct option is B bouquet
In English grammar, collective nouns are words that are used to describe a group of people, animals or things.

From the given options:
A collection of flowers is called a bouquet. A collection of people is called a crowd. A collection of clothes is called a bundle. A collection of letters or cigarettes is called a packet.
The sentence given refers to a collection of flowers and therefore the correct option is A) bouquet.

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